refectory

The elder Weedham took his place at the head of a long refectory table about which were seated six men.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
He purchased there the old Blackfriars refectory for £600, and then at great expense made the refectory into a playhouse.
Shakespearean Playhouses|Joseph Quincy Adams
From time to time nuns and novices pass across the stage to the left, on their way to the refectory.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
They gave thanks, and prayed before and after eating; and ere they entered the refectory bathed in pure water.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman

Delia rises, goes to table and picks up water carafe which she replaces on refectory table up L.
Belinda|A. A. Milne

British Dictionary definitions for refectory

refectory

/ (rɪˈfɛktərɪ, -trɪ) /

noun plural -tories

a communal dining hall in a religious, academic, or other institution

Word Origin for refectory

C15: from Late Latin refectōrium, from Latin refectus refreshed

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